Milan Kundera Books in Order
Milan Kundera is a celebrated Czech and French writer of Czech origin, currently residing in France, where he holds dual citizenship. A masterful storyteller, Kundera is renowned for his poignant novels, including <i>The Unbearable Lightness of Being</i>, <i>The Book of Laughter and Forgetting</i>, and the critically acclaimed <i>The Joke</i>. His writing seamlessly navigates both Czech and French languages, with Kundera personally revising the French translations to ensure their authenticity as original works. Due to the restrictive censorship imposed by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia, Kundera's books faced a long-standing ban in his native country, only lifting following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, which brought an end to the oppressive regime.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Milan Kundera
- #1AmazonThe Art of the Novel(1986)
- #2AmazonTestaments Betrayed(1993)
- #3AmazonThe Curtain(2005)
- #4AmazonEncounter(2009)
- #5AmazonLaughable Loves(1970)
- #6AmazonA Kidnapped West(1983)
- #7Amazon89 Words followed by Prague, A Disappearing Poem(2025)
- #8AmazonMagical Realist Fiction(1984)
- #9AmazonGranta 6: A Literature for Politics(1990)
- #10AmazonGranta 13: After the Revolution(1999)
- #11AmazonPEN America Issue 4: Fact/Fiction(2002)
- #12AmazonWriters: Their Lives and Works(2018)
- #13The Book of Laughter and Forgetting(19)
- #1AmazonThe Joke(1967)
- #2AmazonLife is Elsewhere(1970)
- #3AmazonFarewell Waltz(1971)
- #4AmazonThe Farewell Party(1972)
- #5AmazonThe Book of Laughter and Forgetting(1979)
- #6AmazonThe Unbearable Lightness of Being(1984)
- #7AmazonImmortality(1990)
- #8AmazonSlowness(1995)
- #9AmazonIdentity(1997)
- #10AmazonMasterpieces of Fiction(1997)
- #11AmazonIgnorance(2000)
- #12AmazonThe Festival of Insignificance(2013)
- #13AmazonLet the Old Dead Make Room for the Young Dead(1963)
- #14AmazonJacques and His Master(1971)
About Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera is a celebrated Czech and French writer of Czech origin, currently residing in France, where he holds dual citizenship. A masterful storyteller, Kundera is renowned for his poignant novels, including <i>The Unbearable Lightness of Being</i>, <i>The Book of Laughter and Forgetting</i>, and the critically acclaimed <i>The Joke</i>. His writing seamlessly navigates both Czech and French languages, with Kundera personally revising the French translations to ensure their authenticity as original works. Due to the restrictive censorship imposed by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia, Kundera's books faced a long-standing ban in his native country, only lifting following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, which brought an end to the oppressive regime.
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